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Where Were the Planets on December 16, 1957?

Quick Answer

On December 16, 1957, the Sun was in Sagittarius (24°16' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio, and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (25% illuminated). Mercury, Uranus and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on December 16, 1957. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 16°48' Libra at midnight UTC to 0°48' Scorpio at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on December 16, 1957
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	24°16'44" Sagittarius	Direct	Nov 22, 1957	Dec 22, 1957 into Capricorn
Moon	23°49'15" Libra	Direct	Dec 14, 1957	Dec 16, 1957 into Scorpio
Mercury	11°31'47" Capricorn	Stationing direct	Dec 2, 1957	Dec 28, 1957 into Sagittarius
Venus	7°33'49" Aquarius	Direct	Dec 6, 1957	Apr 6, 1958 into Pisces
Mars	25°28'40" Scorpio	Direct	Nov 8, 1957	Dec 23, 1957 into Sagittarius
Jupiter	26°21'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 7, 1957	Jan 13, 1958 into Scorpio
Saturn	17°38'32" Sagittarius	Direct	Oct 10, 1956	Jan 5, 1959 into Capricorn
Uranus	11°17'10" Leo	Retrograde	Jun 10, 1956	Nov 1, 1961 into Virgo
Neptune	4°04'15" Scorpio	Direct	Aug 6, 1957	Jan 4, 1970 into Sagittarius
Pluto	2°17'32" Virgo	Retrograde	Aug 19, 1957	Apr 11, 1958 into Leo
North Node	8°12'11" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 30, 1956	May 20, 1958 into Libra

Sky Events on December 16, 1957

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 26% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Dec 16, 22:35 UTC	The Moon enters Scorpio	Leaves Libra

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